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Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Churches with Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to uphold the removal of Saddleback Church, a major southern California congregation founded by Rick Warren, due to its having women pastors. The representatives at the conference in New Orleans also voted to affirm the ousters of two other churches, including Fern Creek in Louisville, Kentucky, which has had a female pastor since 1993. The vote to uphold those removals came just a few hours before a two-thirds majority of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to approve an amendment to its constitution that would more broadly prohibit churches from having women hold any pastoral title.

via CNN|

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religion2 years ago•1 min saved

Southern Baptist Convention Continues to Exclude Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has rejected an appeal by Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist Church to be welcomed back into the denomination after being ousted for having women pastors. The convention's statement of faith asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors. Saddleback had been the denomination's second-largest congregation and until recently was widely touted as a success story amid larger Southern Baptist membership declines. The convention voted to deny the appeals, resulting in the expulsion of the two congregations.

via KABC-TV|

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Southern Baptist Convention's Ongoing Battle Against Women Pastors

Two churches, one a megachurch and the other modest-sized, made appeals to the Southern Baptist Convention to have their churches reinstated after being ousted for having women pastors. The convention's Executive Committee had deemed the churches not in friendly cooperation in February. The convention's official statement of faith reserves the office of pastor for men, but this is believed to be the first time the convention has expelled any churches over it. The results of the vote on the appeals are expected on Wednesday.

via The Associated Press|

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